On February 18, Cherokee County Extension Agent Josh Fuder delivered a presentation entitled “Saving Seeds and Seed Libraries”. A seed library is a place where community members can get seeds for free or for a nominal fee. During his presentation, Josh focused on the benefits of saving and sharing seeds that can promote plant life abundance within our communities. His talk focused on vegetable seeds; however, he stated his remarks generally applied to all seeds. Josh shared that seeds are our history. As an example of how seeds can evolve, Josh stated that the original ear of corn was the size of our thumb. Corn has grown in size due to seed breeding. What are the advantages of seed sharing? Josh offers these advantages: saves money; promotes experimentation; adapts to location; promotes continued propagation; and encourages personal connections with family, friends and other gardeners Seed sharing is also just plain fun! Many thanks to…
2019 Grant Awards
GCMGA is delighted to announce that $6,000 Grants have been awarded to twelve Gwinnett County Master Gardener projects. We are pleased that seven of these projects are at schools. They are: Archer High School Garden and Garden Club, MGEV Jeff Hicks, Project Leader Community Garden @ Snellville Greenhouse, MGEV Wes Nettleton, Project Leader Lawrenceville Elementary Pollinator Garden, MGEV Susan Smith, Project Leader, Couch Middle School Garden, MGEV Richard Kennedy, Project Leader McDaniel Farm Park, MGEV Joyce Teel, Project Leader Minor Elementary School “The Good Earth”, MGEVs Kathy Hartman and Abby Lockhart, Co-Project Leaders Pinkneyville Middle School Walled Garden: Solving the Mystery, MGEV Mim Harris, Project Leader Trip Elementary School – ‘Revitalizing Trip’s Garden, MGEV James Wilson, Project Leader Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Garden, MGEV Jacquelyn Daniell, Project Leader Vines Park –…
January 2019 Monthly Meeting
When it comes to ornamental trees and landscape shrubs, the idea of pruning often seems daunting. To prune or not to prune…and when? That was our topic for our lunch presentation on January 21, 2019. The guest speaker was Rick Smith, known across the Southeast as “The Pruning Guru”. Rick spoke to a packed room of avid gardeners who listened to some good advice and tips and tricks for pruning. He spoke to appropriate pruning techniques, different types of equipment that could be used and introduced winter rejuvenation. Currently serving as the Chairperson for the Georgia Certified Landscape Professional Advisory Board, Rick is certified in both Georgia and Alabama as a Certified Landscape Professional, and in 2010 served as President of MALTA (Metro Atlanta Landscape & Turf Association). ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Related Images: